Dealt

Name: Dealt
Genre: Biography, Documentary
Released: October 20, 2017
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 66
Cast: Armando Lucero, Jason England, Jim Blowers, Joan Finch, John Douglas

2017

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Sundance Selects | Release Date: October 20, 2017 | Not Rated

Starring: Armando Lucero, Jason England, Jim Blowers, Joan Finch, John Douglas, Johnny Thompson, Lori Dragt, Max Maven, Richard Turner, Simon Carmel

Summary: One of the most renowned card magicians of all time, Richard Turner astounds audiences around the world with his legendary sleight of hand. What they may not even realize—and what makes his achievements all the more amazing—is that he is completely blind. Charting Turner’s colorful life from his tumultuous childhood to the present, DealtOne of the most renowned card magicians of all time, Richard Turner astounds audiences around the world with his legendary sleight of hand. What they may not even realize—and what makes his achievements all the more amazing—is that he is completely blind. Charting Turner’s colorful life from his tumultuous childhood to the present, Dealt reveals how through determination and force of will, he overcame seemingly insurmountable obstacles to rise to the top of his profession. [Sundance Selects]… Expand

Director: Luke Korem

Genre(s): Biography, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 85 min

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The Playlist Gary Garrison

Oct 20, 2017

What is, at its outset, a rather charming film about the world-famous card mechanic Richard Turner and the obstacles he has overcome, winds up being a searching study of the painful nature of coming to terms with your own vulnerabilities. Read full review

Joe Leydon

Aug 31, 2017

The final scenes of Dealt are all the more affecting for illustrating Turner’s newfound willingness to accept things he once deemed unacceptable without significantly compromising his personal code of honor. Read full review

Michael Rechtshaffen

Oct 26, 2017

As keenly observed by Korem and cinematographer Jacob Hamilton, Dealt achieves the neat trick of giving its main subject a rewarding character arc. Read full review

John DeFore

Aug 31, 2017

While general audiences may wish for a bit more technical information about how Turner keeps track of cards without being able to see them, Korem understandably seizes on the emotional arc before him, following Turner's late-middle-age crisis through to its happy resolution. Read full review

Steve Davis

Nov 1, 2017

It’s easy to see why Richard Turner is the stuff of inspiration, regardless of whether he wants to you think so or not. Read full review

Monica Castillo

Oct 19, 2017

Such a dynamic personality as Mr. Turner’s could use a more dynamic documentary to illuminate it. As it is, “Dealt” remains a pleasing — if inoffensive — portrait. Read full review

Chuck Bowen

Oct 17, 2017

Richard Turner is a charismatic subject who demands more than a conventionally entertaining documentary. Read full review

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